52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Weeks 32 - 36 Prompt - Grandmother

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

Weeks 32 - 36

Prompt - Grandmother 

 

Summer has been hectic. Also I had decided that I needed to read more of my books that I have accumulated over several years.  It has been very pleasurable to sit out on the porch rocking and reading. It certainly has not helped produce my blogs when Bill and I have been binge watching "Game of Thrones". Probably for the 3rd or 4th time.   September is here and I am going to try and put out my blogs on a regular basis. Since this is 52 ancestors in 52 weeks, I think this blog adds quite a few new ancestors that you may not have been aware of.

My paternal grandmother is Elisabeth (with an S) Peters. Nee: Dueck. She was born on 11 Jan 1881 in Morden, Manitoba. She was Canadian by birth. Her parents were Johann Dueck and Helena Peters. Johann Dueck was born 16 APR 1844 • Lichtenau, Molotschna, Ukraine. Helena Peters was born 12 MAY 1848 • Southern Russia, Ukraine. They married 2 Sep 1866 in South Russia.

Elisabeth Dueck was their 9^th child of 15 children.

Johann and Helena Dueck immigrated to Canada and arrived on 19 Jul 1875. At this point they had 5 children. See above. Maria Dueck who was born October 1873 in Southern Russia however died a month after arriving in Manitoba on 14 Aug 1875. Helena had her 6^th child just a few weeks after this on 6 Sep 1875. This child named Wilhelm died less than a month later on 1 Oct 1875. That is a rough few months for my great-grandmother. Her 12^th child (Kornelius Dueck) was born on 2 Jan 1886 in Manitoba and died just short of his second birthday. Their 13^th child was Aganetha who was born in 1888 and died at the age of 19 in Manitoba.

Helena Dueck (Peters) died 3 Mar 1918 in Saskatchewan – possibly Swift Current Colony. She was 69 years old. Her husband, Johann Dueck died 17 Nov 1909 also in Saskatchewan and he was 65 years old. Helena lived as a widow for 9 years.

Helena Dueck's adult married daughter,(the 3^rd child born in South Russia), Anna Giesbrecht (Dueck) died a year after her father, Johann died. Anna and her husband, Abraham Giesbrecht had 13 children together. Anna Giesbrecht died on 19 Nov 1910 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. This was just 9 days after her 13^th child. It might be surmised that she died due to complications in childbirth.

Helena Dueck's second youngest child, Justina married David Giesbrecht ( I'm unsure if this Giesbrecht is related to her sister's husband, Abraham Giesbrecht) on Jul 1908. They had a daughter, Helena Giesbrecht on 4 Jun 1908. Justina died on 7 Mar 1912 at the age of 22 years.

Helena Dueck was alive to witness her youngest daughter, Susanna get married to Bernhard Penner on 16 Apr 1914.

Helena Dueck's 4^th child born in South Russia died in Saskatchewan sometime after 1915. She had married Heinrich Martens and had 14 children together. All we know is she died after 1915 because she had twin babies on 27 Nov 1915. 

Helena Dueck lived to see every one of her children get married.  However Johann Dueck died before his youngest child was married. That was Susanna to Bernhard Penner in 1914.

Helena Dueck outlived 6 of her children.  

Helena Dueck's grandchildren

1. Helena Dueck's eldest daughter, also named Helena Dueck had 14 children with her first husband – Peter Braun and 1 child with her second husband Peter Klassen. 11 of these children lived into adulthood.

2. Jacob Dueck married Sara Thiessen. They had 11 children. 7 of these children survived into adulthood.

3. Anna Dueck married Abraham Giesbrecht and had 13 children. 4 of their children died in infancy.

4. Katharina Dueck married Heinrich Martens and together they had 14 children. As best as I can figure out 7 of their children died in infancy.

5. Marie Dueck died at 1 year, 9 months. Thus 0 children.

6. Wilhelm Dueck died at 26 days and thus had 0 children.

7. Maria Dueck married Heinrich Born and had 12 children together. 3 died in infancy.

8. Wilhelm Dueck married Anna Loeppky and had 6 children. 1 died in infancy.

9. Elisabeth Dueck (my grandmother) married Franz Peters and had 12 children. 2 died in infancy.

10. Agatha Dueck married her first husband, Cornelius Thiesen. They had 5 children together. Agatha Dueck married her second husband, Jacob Bergen and they had 3 children. All 8 of these children lived into adulthood.

11. Johann Dueck married Maria Martens and together they had 1 child.

12. Kornelius Dueck lived 1 year, 11 months and 27 days. Thus 0 children.

13. Aganetha Dueck lived until she was 19 years old. She was not married and had no children.

14. Justina Dueck married David Giesbrecht and together they had 1 child who survived until adulthood. Justina died a few years later at 22 years of age without bearing any other children.

15. Susanna Dueck married Bernhard Penner and together had 11 children. All children lived into adulthood.

Helena and Johann Dueck had 103 grand children of whom 88 survived until adulthood. I cannot fathom how many descendants they have to carry on their legacy. 

Wendy